There is a whole slew of factors that can increase Alzheimer's risk and the disease's progression. A new study just found that the air you breathe (and how polluted it is) could actually contribute to ...

Living in areas with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is linked to more severe buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. The study used post-mortem ...

Air pollution could worsen Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that air pollution ...

Scientists have discovered that even short-term exposure to polluted air can speed up Alzheimer’s, worsening toxic protein buildup in the brain and accelerating memory loss. The research connects fine ...

Researchers at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine recently discovered that higher air pollution exposure correlates with more severe cases of Alzheimer’s disease and clinical dementia. Credit: Chenyao ...

Air quality was tied to Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive function in an autopsy study. Alzheimer's neuropathology mediated most of air pollution's relationship with cognition. Air pollution ...

You may have seen reports late last month about a new study showing how too much light at night is affecting birds — the latest sign of a problem that has implications for us, too. The study’s ...

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how "Artificial Light At Night" (ALAN) is increasing carbon ...

People who have higher exposures to artificial light at night have more brain stress activity, blood vessel inflammation and ...